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Fabry Disease
Right ventricle involvement is common in Fabry Disease
June 13th, 2005
Right ventricle involvement is common in Fabry Disease and can progress to severe dysfunction. "Left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy is a common feature in Fabry disease-related progressive infiltrative hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and affects both men and women, but at different ages. To date, however, little is known about the role of right ventricular (RV) function in Fabry disease. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the extent of RV involvement in patients with Fabry disease," scientists writing in the journal Acta Paediatrica reported recently. C. Kampmann and associates at the University of Mainz explained, "Echocardiographic...
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2005-06-13)
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